(Continued from Part 4) It’s been a long time coming, since September 2008 to be exact, and I’d like to finally complete this series of posts on the seal of Melchizedek. It is probably one of the most trafficked series of posts on this website. It’s drawn a lot of attention, and may have even been [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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For the last few decades Brigham Young University has been involved in the excavation and study of ancient ruins and tombs in the Fayum region of Egypt, particularly in the Fag El Gamous cemetery. Some of the remains there have been noted as early Christian. One of the reports of these findings was given in [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts
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Also tagged BYU, cemetery, clothing, egypt, egyptian, fag el gamous, gammadia, garments, marks, mummies, rituals, symbols
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